Sunday, May 1, 2011

Jose Tabata will be sidelined at least a few days due to tightness in his hamstring. Manager Clint Hurdle said he will get a "couple of days" to heal up.

Tabata came up limping after running out a ground ball last night against the Rockies in the first inning. Matt Diaz came in to replace him and immediately turned a fly ball Tabata probably catches into a double. That double was the start of the four run inning that led to the Pirates loss last night.

I would expect Diaz and Jones to man the outfield again tonight, despite Diaz's struggles hitting anyone and his very mediocre range in the outfield.